Five of the top six seeds are into the quarter-finals of the Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz on Friday, led by top seed and wild card entry Andy Murray of Scotland, No. 2/defending champion Sam Querrey and No. 3 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus. The other seeds are No. 4 Feliciano Lopez of Spain and No. 6 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia. The other unseeded quarter-finalists are former World No. 5 Rainer Schuettler of Germany, former World No. 4 James Blake, a wild card entry and the lowest-ranked player remaining at No. 117, and Colombian Alejandro Falla.

In the opening match, Querrey takes a 2-1 lead against Schuettler, who is the oldest player in the singles draw at 34. This is their third meeting of the season and the German prevailed in their lone hard court contest in the first round at the Australian Open.

In the second match, Baghdatis looks to improve on his 2-0 mark against Tipsarevic. Baghdatis is trying to reach his fourth ATP World Tour semi-final or better this season and Tipsarevic his third semi-final or better. In the third match, Blake holds a 2-1 edge on Lopez with the Spaniard winning their last meeting in the quarter-finals of Basel in October 2008.

In the evening match, World No. 4 Murray tries to advance to his third semi-final or better this year against Falla, who is appearing in his second ATP World Tour quarter-final. Murray’s best results have come in Grand Slam tournaments with a runner-up at the Australian Open (l. to Federer) and semi-final at Wimbledon (l. to Nadal).

ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE LEADERS – Querrey is second on the ATP World Tour this season with three titles and he’s the only player to win titles on three different surfaces. Here are the leaders:
               No.   
Rafael Nadal (ESP)  5 
Sam Querrey (USA)  3 
Marin Cilic (CRO)  2   
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 2
Mardy Fish (USA)  2
Michael Llodra (FRA)  2
Albert Montanes (ESP)  2
Andy Roddick (USA)  2
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)  2

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FRIDAY QUARTER-FINALS HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play

Straus Stadium

Rainer Schuettler (GER) vs (2) Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads 2-1
09 ATP World Team Chp. (Düsseldorf) Clay RR Sam Querrey 2-6  6-4 6-2
10 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Rainer Schuettler 6-3  2-6 6-4 6-3
10 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain)Grass SF Sam Querrey 6-7(9) 7-5 6-3

Schuettler FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
SF: London / Queen's Club (l Querrey)
YTD W-L: 10-11 (5-7 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: April 25, 1976
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 82

• Schuettler, 34, is the oldest player in the singles draw and he’s trying to advance to his second ATP World Tour semi-final of the year…Last month he advanced to the semis at the Queen’s Club in London, falling to eventual champ Querrey in three sets
• The German enters with a 10-11 match record on the season (5-7 on hard)
• He is playing a Top 20 opponent for the second time this year…Last month he defeated No. 20 Gael Monfils in three sets in the second round at Queen’s
• Has a 4-8 career record in ATP World Tour finals and has never reached a title match on U.S. soil

Querrey FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Memphis (d Isner); Belgrade (d Isner); London / Queen's Club (d Fish); F: Houston (l Chela); SF: San Jose (l Roddick)
YTD W-L: 30-15 (10-6 on hard)
YTD Titles: 3/Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: October 7, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 20

• Querrey, 22, is the youngest player left in the draw and he’s appearing in his sixth ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season…He’s unbeaten (5-0) in quarter-final matches
• He is No. 2 on the ATP World Tour with three titles this year (behind Nadal’s five) and he’s the only player to win titles on three different surfaces…All three wins have come over countrymen (d. Isner twice and Fish once)
• In February, he defeated friend John Isner in three sets in the Memphis final and he also won the doubles title there (w/Isner)…In May, he beat Isner again in three sets in Belgrade…The following month, he earned his first career grass court title at Queen’s over Fish
• Last year he defeated Aussie qualifier Carsten Ball in the final here

(6) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs (3) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 2-0
05 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R64 Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-4
07 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-4

Tipsarevic FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: s-Hertogenbosch (l Stakhovsky); SF: Chennai (l Cilic); QF: Dubai (l Youzhny)
YTD W-L: 13-13 (9-8 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: June 22, 1984
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 46

• Tipsarevic, 26, is making his fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final or better showing this year…His best result was a runner-up last month in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Stakhovsky)…Also a semi-finalist in the first week of the year in Chennai (l. to Cilic)
• The No. 2 Serb (behind No. 2 Djokovic) is appearing in Los Angeles for the second time…Four years ago he lost in the first round
• He enters with a 13-13 match record on the season (9-8 on hard) and he is one of two players left (Falla) trying to capture his first career ATP World Tour title
• He is playing in his second tournament since getting married in Belgrade on July 4 (wife, Biljana)

Baghdatis FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Sydney (d Gasquet); SF: Dubai (l Djokovic); Munich (l Cilic); QF: Nice (l Mayer)
YTD W-L: 27-16 (19-7 on hard)
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: June 17, 1985
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 26

• Baghdatis, 25, is appearing in his fifth ATP World Tour quarter-final or better this year…He is 3-1 in QF matches with his best result coming in January when he captured his fourth career ATP World Tour title in Sydney (d. Gasquet)
• He is making his third showing in Los Angeles (2-2 mark) and last year came in ranked No. 146 and lost in the second round to John Isner
• Has a 4-4 career mark in ATP World Tour level finals and looking to reach his first final in the U.S.
• He is working again with French coach Guillaume Peyre

(4) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs (WC) James Blake (USA) Blake Leads 2-1
05 New Haven (USA) Hard F James Blake 3-6 7-5 6-1
07 USA v. ESP WG Qtrs (USA) Hard RR James Blake 6-3 7-6(3)
08 Basel (Switzerland) Hard QF Feliciano Lopez 6-4 7-6(7)

Lopez FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Johannesburg (d Robert); SF: London / Queen's Club (l Fish); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Gulbis)
YTD W-L: 21-15 (10-7 on hard)
YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: September 20, 1981
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 27

• Lopez, 28, is making his fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final or better showing this year…His best result came in February as he earned his second career ATP World Tour title in Johannesburg (d. Robert)…Also a semi-finalist last week at the Queen’s Club in London (l. to Fish)
• The Spaniard is one of two left-handed players remaining (Falla) and he enters with a 21-15 match record on the season (10-7 on hard)
• He is making his second showing in Los Angeles …Two years ago he lost in the opening round (bye) to Denis Gremelmayr

Blake FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Brisbane (l Monfils); Delray Beach (l Karlovic)
YTD W-L: 10-10 (10-8 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 10
Date of Birth: December 28, 1979
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 117

• Blake, 30, is playing in his third ATP World Tour quarter-final this season, the first since February in Delray Beach (l. to Karlovic)…Also a quarter-finalist in Brisbane (l. to Monfils) in the first week of 2010
• He is trying to reach his first ATP World Tour semi-final since June last year when he advanced to the final at the Queen’s Club in London (l. to Murray)
• The ’07 Los Angeles runner-up is ranked No. 117, his lowest since week of May 30, 2005 at No. 127
• He came back in June after missing two months with a right knee injury…Although he lost in the first round last week in Atlanta (l. to Dent), he did reach the doubles semi-finals (w/Isner) and said his knee felt fine
• He has a 10-10 match record on the season, including 10-8 on hard courts

(1-WC )Andy Murray (GBR) vs Alejandro Falla (COL) First ATP Meeting
Other Meeting:
05 Binghamton CH (USA) Hard F Andy Murray 7-6(3)   6-3

Murray FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: Australian Open (l Federer); SF: Wimbledon (l Nadal); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Soderling); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 23-10 (11-4 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 14
Date of Birth: May 15, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 4

• Murray, 23, is making his fifth quarter-final or better showing this season…He is 2-2 in QF matches
• His best result came in January when he advanced to his second career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open (l. to Federer)… This is the Scot native’s first tournament is getting to the semi-finals at Wimbledon (l. to Nadal) for the second straight year
• He made his tournament debut on Thursday with a three-set win over American qualifier Tim Smyczek
• Last year he led the ATP World Tour with a personal-best six titles and he reached No. 2 on Aug. 17 and held that spot for four weeks before finishing No. 4 for second straight season
• He split with coaches Miles Maclagan and Alex Corretja this week although he might work with the Spaniard on a consulting basis
 
Falla FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: s-Hertogenbosch (l Malisse)
YTD W-L: 11-11 (6-4 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: November 14, 1983
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 65

• Falla, 26, is playing in his second ATP World Tour quarter-final this season…Last month he advanced to the quarters on grass in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Malisse)
• The No. 2 Colombian (behind No. 58 Giraldo) is trying to advance to his second career ATP World Tour semi-final (’07 Lyon)
• Last year he came into Los Angeles ranked No. 177 and lost in the first round of qualifying…His only previous main draw showing came two years ago when he lost to Mardy Fish in the first round
• He enters with an 11-11 match record on the season (6-4 on hard)…He posted a personal-best 14 match wins in ’07 when he finished No. 84…Last year ranked a year-end best No. 81 highlighted by a 25-11 match record in Challenger play and three titles (3-9 in tour level play)

COUNTDOWN TO 62 – On Thursday night, top seeds and five-time Farmers Classic champions Bob and Mike Bryan moved within two wins of the all-time doubles team title record in the Open Era as they reached the semi-finals with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Ernests Gulbis and Dmitry Tursunov. The Bryans will face the winner of No. 4 seeds Bopanna-Qureshi and Clement-Erlich in the semi-finals on Saturday.

The Bryans are tied with recent Hall-of-Fame inductees Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde with 61 career doubles titles together on the ATP World Tour.